The recognition leads to more film work, most notably in 'Nachtasyl' (2004) for director Hardi Sturm and 'Der Rote Kakadu' (2006) for Dominik Grafs. When 'Napola' finally saw release, it was a critical hit, and earned Riemelt a Best Actor Award from the Czech Republic's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival in 2004. Their next collaboration, 'Napola - Elite fur den Fuhrer' ('NaPolA: Hitler's Elite'/'Before the Fall,' 2004), a boxing drama set during World War II, would take several years to reach German cinema, so Riemelt acted in and occasionally directed numerous episodes of television. A huge hit at the German and international box office, the film also marked the beginning of a lengthy working relationship between Riemelt and director Dennis Gansel.

The following year brought Reimelt his breakout project: 'Madchen, Madchen' ('Girls, Girls,' 2001), a coming-of-age comedy about girls seeking more fulfilling emotional and physical relationships. The popularity of the program led to feature work in youth-oriented films like 'Der Bar is Los' (2000). Born Januin East Berlin, Germany, he began performing in school plays at the age of eleven years, and made his television debut two years later in 'Zwei Allein' (ZDF, 1997), which also marked his first turn in a leading role. Child actor turned award-winning character player Max Riemelt was a critically acclaimed and versatile actor in his native Germany who moved successfully from callow youth roles to complex turns in projects like 'Free Fall' (2013), which in turn, led to attention from American and a starring role in the Netflix drama 'Sense8' (2015-17).

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